Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Easter Travels

This Easter Study Abroad Lithuania students scattered all over Lithuania and Europe
to experience the spirit of Easter.
Here are some of their insights about Easter and destinations where they went.

Ashlee and Anna from Taylor
went for Easter to London, England.Ashlee on Easter " I experienced the Sung Eucharist service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England.
While Easter may be celebrated differently in every country and language, the
world can't help but recognize the promise of new life and new
beginnings."

A large group of students went to visit
Warsaw, Auschwitz and Krakow in Poland. One of them was Justine from AzusaPacificUniversity.
Justine about her Easter experience: "I spent Easter in Krakow, Poland
with some study abroad students. It was a great weekend to travel there because
of the Easter celebrations. On Sunday morning we went to Mass at St. Mary's
Cathedral in the city center, although "Easter Saturday" is the
bigger day for celebrations in Poland.
It was nice to honor another tradition and experience something unfamiliar to
us, I really enjoyed observing the traditions. On Saturday many masses go on
and many people are walking around the city with baskets of eggs, bread, and
sweets getting them blessed by the church."

Samantha from Azusa Pacific University and
Taylor from Bethel University were in Dublin, Ireland.Samantha about Easter and time in Dublin:
"Taylor and I traveled to Dublin,
Ireland for the
long weekend. While we were there, we really wanted to be able to go to church
on Easter Sunday but weren't sure if we would be able to. We ended up being
able to attended an Easter service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. We were able to
take communion with the rest of the congregation and the service was
wonderful."

And some students stayed in Lithuania…

In Ireland. Photo byTaylor

Daniel from Taylor spend his Easter
in Palanga, Lithuania.
Daniel about his experience in Palanga " I went to Palanga, walked to the
beach, drank coffee, and found a good local Russian restaurant."

Samantha from Eastern stayed in Klaipėda "While
a lot of the other study abroad kids traveled over Easter, I stayed on campus.
I took advantage of the long weekend to enjoy quiet dorms, a girls night and
lots of movies! It was a great way to relax and reflect on all the great stuff
that's been going on this semester!"

Jessica from Cedarville University
went to another city, Šiauliai, to spend Easter with her roommate's family.

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Study Abroad Lithuania offers undergraduate students studying in North American Colleges and Universities the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad at LCC International University (LCC). LCC is a Christian Liberal Arts university with a diverse population of 600 students representing over 20 different countries. Study Abroad Lithuania programs have been running since 1995 with over 400 students coming from more than 25 North American institutions. Students of all majors can apply.